Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2006-04-05-Speech-3-332"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2006-04-05"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Exceptional market support measures (avian sector) (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"en"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20060405.23.3-332"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2006-04-05-Speech-3-3332
lpv:speaker	lp:Neil Parish2
lpv:spoken text	". Mr President, tonight we are talking about exceptional market measures for a very successful industry in the EU. We have some five billion chickens in the EU. It is an industry that is not subsidised by the common agricultural policy. We are, as the Commissioner said, facing a reduction in consumer confidence with regard to chicken meat. In some Member States we have seen that consumption drop up to 70%. There is no doubt that we need to promote how safe chicken meat is, especially when properly cooked. In the EU we have put together very good measures to help stamp out the disease when it comes into Europe. At the end of the day, we really need to reduce production and sort out the demand for chicken meat. One of the benefits of the poultry industry is that the time from when you start to incubate an egg to the time the chicken is ready to eat can be as little as nine weeks. Therefore it is possible to take production out. I do not believe that export refunds are the answer to this crisis. The problem is that if you put a lot of extra chicken meat on to the world market – which is already saturated – and if you are not careful about using public funds to subsidise it, you may find that meat comes back to the European market. I believe the way forward is to reduce the supply and then try to increase demand to get the industry back on its feet. It is not only the poultry sector that suffers but also the cereal sector, because five billion chickens eat an awful lot of wheat. At the end of the day I agree with you, Commissioner, that 50% co-financing between Member States and the Commission must be the way forward. I believe that will be the way forward for a lot of agriculture in the future."@en1
lpv:spokenAs	unknown; Conservative and Unionist Party (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3,3 member; PECH (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3,3 substitute; Delegation for relations with Switzerland, Iceland and Norway and to the European Economic Area (EEA) Joint Parliamentary Committee (2004-09-15--2008-04-06)3,3 member; AGRI (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3,3 member; Committee of Inquiry into the crisis of the Equitable Life Assurance Society (2006-02-01--2007-06-19)3,3 member; Conference of Delegation Chairs (2004-09-22--2007-02-14)3,3 chair; Delegation for relations with Australia and New Zealand (2004-09-22--2007-02-14)3,3 substitute; Delegation for relations with the Gulf States, including Yemen (2004-09-28--2007-03-13)3,3 member; EPP-ED (2004-07-20--2007-02-14)3,3
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"Neil Parish,"1 "on behalf of the PPE-DE Group"1

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